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Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come to her from the north, says Yahweh.
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All Creation Sings for Justice
Commentators explain that the 'singing' of heaven and earth is a powerful poetic image called personification. This universal joy isn't delight in suffering, but a celebration of God's righteous judgment. As John Calvin notes, Babylon's wickedness was so profound that its removal brings relief and praise from the entire created order, highlighting the glory of God's justice.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Then the heaven and the earth ... —The prophet, following Isaiah (Isaiah 44:23), thinks of the whole creation as rejoi…
16th Century
Protestant
To more fully convince the Jews of the truth of all that he has until now said about the destruction of Babylon, he declares that God would bring i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the heaven and the earth, and all that [is] therein , shall sing for Babylon At the destru…
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Presbyterian
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
